Libraries for Genealogical research

This listing of libraries is presented here courtesy of the TalkingScot discussion group. For a fully up-to-date version of this list you are encouraged to log on to TalkingScot at www.talkingscot.com .

National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland	National Library of Scotland George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW	National Library of Scotland 33 Salisbury Place Edinburgh EH9 1SL	website e-mail (various - see webpage) Tel: 0131 226 4531 Fax: 0131 622 4803
Local Studies Libraries in Scotland
Aberdeen City Council	Reference & Local Studies Central Library Rosemount Viaduct Aberdeen AB25 1GW		website e-mail Tel: 01224 652511 / 12 / 13 Fax: 01224 624118
Aberdeenshire Council	Local Studies Department Aberdeenshire Library and Information Service Meldrum Meg Way The Meadows Industrial Estate Oldmeldrum AB51 0GN		website e-mail Tel: 01651 871219 / 871220 Fax: 01651 872142
Angus Council	Available in most libraries in Angus. See website for postal addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers		website Tel: Fax:
Argyll & Bute Council	Library Headquarters Highland Avenue Sandbank Dunoon PA23 8PB		website e-mail Tel: 01369 703214 Fax: 01369 705797
Clackmannan Council	Alloa Library 26/28 Drysdale Street Alloa FK10 1JL		website e-mail Tel: 01259 722262 Fax: 01259 219469
Dumfries & Galloway Council	Ewart Library Catherine Street Dumfries DG1 1JB	Archive Centre 33 Burns Street Dumfries DG1 2PS	webpage-1 webpage-2 e-mail Tel: 01387 253820 Fax: 01387 260294	webpage-1 webpage-2 e-mail Tel: 01387 269254 Fax: 01387 264126
Dundee City Council	Local Studies Central Library The Wellgate Dundee DD1 1DB		website e-mail Tel: 01382 431550 Fax: 01382 431504
East Ayrshire Council	Baird Institute 3 Lugar Street Cumnock East Ayrshire KA18 1AD	Dick Institute Elmbank Avenue Kilmarnock East Ayrshire KA1 3BU	Baird Institute: website e-mail Tel: 01290 421701 Fax:	Dick Institute: website e-mail Tel: 01563 554300 Fax: 01563 554311
East Dunbartonshire Council	William Patrick Library (Information & Archives) 2-4 West High Street Kirkintilloch G66 1AD	Brookwood Library 166 Drymen Road Bearsden G61 3RJ	Kirkintilloch website e-mail Tel: 0141 776 8090 Fax: 0141 776 0408	Bearsden Tel: 0141 942 6811 Fax: 0141 943 1119
East Lothian Council	Haddington Library Newton Port Haddington EH41 3NA		website e-mail Tel: 01620 823307 Fax:
East Renfrewshire Council	Giffnock Heritage Centre Giffnock Library Station Road Giffnock East Renfewshire G46 6JF	Barrhead Heritage Centre Barrhead Community Library Glen Street Barrhead G78 1QA	Giffnock: website e-mail Tel: 0141 577 4976 Fax: 0141 577 4978	Barrhead: website e-mail Tel: 0141 577 3518 Fax:
(City of) Edinburgh Council	Edinburgh Room Central Library George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EG	Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EG	Edinburgh Room: website e-mail Tel: 0131 242 8030 Fax: 0131 242 8035	Scottish Library: website e-mail Tel: 0131 242 8070 Fax: 0131 242 8009
(City of) Edinburgh Council	Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EG		Local History website Tel: 0131 200 2000
EdinPhoto Home page	EdinPhoto includes: History of Photography in Edinburgh, History of Edinburgh, Photos of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Today		Family Histories website e-mail
Falkirk Council	Falkirk Library Hope Street Falkirk FK1 5AU	Grangemouth Library Bo'ness Road Grangemouth FK3 8AG	website e-mail Tel: 01324 503608 Fax:	website e-mail Tel: 01324 483291 Fax:
Fife Council	Cupar Library 33 Crossgate Cupar KY15 5AS	Carnegie Library Abbot Street Dunfermline KY12 7NL	Cupar: website e-mail Tel: 01334 412285 Fax: 01334 412467	Dunfermline: website e-mail Tel: 01383 312600 Fax: 01383 312608
Fife Council	Central Library & Museum Abbotshall Road Kirkcaldy KY1 1YG	Methil Library Wellesley Road Methil Leven KY8 3PA	Kirkcaldy: website e-mail Tel: 01592 412878 Fax: 01592 412750	Methil: website e-mail Tel: 01333 592470 Fax: 01333 592415
Glasgow City Council	The Family History Centre Level 3 The Mitchell North Street Glasgow G3 7DN		website e-mail Tel: 0141 287 2988 Fax:
Highland Council Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd	Inverness Library Farraline Park Inverness IV1 1NH		website 1, website 2 e-mail 1, e-mail 2 Tel: 01463 236463 Fax: 01463 237001
Highland Council Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd	Dornoch Digital Archive Dornoch Library Carnegie Buildings High Street, Dornoch Sutherland IV25 3SH	The North Highland Archive Wick Library Sinclair Terrace Wick Caithness KW1 5AB	Dornoch: website e-mail Tel: 01862 811079 Fax: 01862 811079	Wick: website e-mail Tel: 01955 606432 Fax: 01955 603000
Inverclyde Council	Central Library Clyde Square Greenock PA15 1NA	Watt Library 9 Union Street Greenock PA16 9JH	Central Library: website e-mail Tel: 01475 712323 Fax: 01475 712334	Watt Library: website e-mail Tel: 01475 715628 Fax:
Midlothian Council	Local Studies Centre Midlothian Library Headquarters 2 Clerk Street Loanhead Midlothian EH20 9DR		website e-mail Tel: 0131 271 3976 Fax: 0131 440 4635
Moray Council	Local Heritage Collection East End School Institution Road Elgin Moray IV30 1RP		website Local Heritage Service index Tel: 01343 562600 Fax:
North Ayrshire Council	Library Headquarters 39-41 Princes Street Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 8BT		website e-mail Tel: 01294 469137 Tel: 01294 472198 (Saturday only) Fax: 01294 604236
North Lanarkshire Council	Motherwell Heritage Centre High Road Motherwell ML1 3HU		website e-mail Tel: 01698 251000 Fax: 01698 268867
Orkney Islands Council	Orkney Library & Archive 44 Junction Road Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1AG		website e-mail Tel: 01856 873166; Fax: 01856 875260
Perth and Kinross Council	Local Studies A K Bell Library York Place Perth PH2 8EP		website e-mail Tel: 01738 477062 Fax:
Renfrewshire Council	Paisley Central Reference Library 68 High Street Paisley PA1 2BB		website e-mail Tel: 0141 889 2360 Fax: 0141 887 6468
Scottish Borders Council	Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre Heritage Hub Hawick TD7 5EW		website e-mail Tel: 01750 20842 Fax: 01750 22875
Shetland Isles Council	Shetland Archives 44 King Harald Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 OEQ		website e-mail Tel: 01595 696247 Fax: 01595 696533
South Ayrshire Council	The Scottish & Local History Library Carnegie Library 12 Main Street Ayr KA8 8EB		website e-mail Tel: 01292 286385 Fax: 01292 611593
South Lanarkshire Council	Hamilton Town House Library 102 Cadzow Street Hamilton ML3 6HH	East Kilbride Central Library The Olympia Shopping Centre East Kilbride G74 1PG	general library website Tel: Fax:
South Lanarkshire Council	Lanark Library 16 Hope Street Lanark ML11 7LZ	Rutherglen Library 163 Main Street Rutherglen G73 2HB	general library website Tel: Fax:
Stirling Council	Central Library Corn Exchange Road Stirling FK8 2HX		Website (family history) Website (local history) e-mail (Elma Lindsay) Tel: 01786 432017 Fax:
West Dunbartonshire Council	Dumbarton Library (Local Studies Section) Strathleven Place Dumbarton G82 1BD	Clydebank Library (Reference Section) Dumbarton Road Clydebank G81 1XH	Dumbarton: Webpage-1 Webpage-2 e-mail Tel: 01389 733273 Fax:	Clydebank: Webpage-1 Webpage-2 e-mail Tel: 0141 952 1416 or 0141 952 8765 Fax:
West Lothian Council	Local Studies Collection Library Headquarters Connolly House Hopefield Road Blackburn EH47 7HZ		website e-mail (Sybil Cavanagh) Tel: 01506 776331 Fax:
Western Isles Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	Stornoway Library 19 Cromwell Street Stornoway Isle of Lewis HS1 2DA		website e-mail (David Fowler) Tel: 01851 708631 Fax: 01851 708677

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